General CommentIf you go to Pete Yorn's official website, he explains the Jack the Ripper analogy that he uses in this song. This truly is a beautiful, yet dark song. It has to be one of my favorite on MFTMA Cd.

General CommentPete Yorn has to be one of the most talented artists to ever walk this planet, top 5 for me. I love how he got the idea from reading a book about Jack the Ripper and the results are a truly unique and hauntingly beautiful song

General CommentI believe PY was alluding to the old game of "Simon Says"-- that game where in you lose when you don't do what the other player instructs. When he sings "Simonize", the context of the song suggests "to follow" (lyrics: follow me into the alleyway).

If I was not aware of that Jack the Ripper reference, I'd think this would also be about love that a person doesn't want to lose. In a much simpler sense, the lover would rather find "wretched grand disaster" with the beloved rather than lose him/her. When i think about the ripper, the songs actually DOES make sense coz the dude always stalked his victims inn the alleyway.

In any case, regardless of the book's reference, it's a very touching song. One of PY's most underrated songs from the Music for the Morning After album.